Grilled Okra

I’ve been remiss in posting the occasional recipe. So, here’s one. You can eat these like fries. In a bowl, toss in a pound or so of okra. Drizzle with olive oil and add salt and pepper:

Toss until it’s fairly evenly coated.

Skewer. I use two skewers so they’re easier to flip but for some reason, I found older photos:

Lightly char them:

You can eat them like fries. The flesh will be crunchy and the seeds will have a satisfying pop. Oh, and since these are like fries, you’ll need a “ketchup” or dipping sauce. I whisk together some of the juice from my aunt Rhonda’s canned sweet hot peppers with sour cream and some Italian seasoning. You likely don’t have any of that but a close substitute is the juice from Korean pickles or the juice from spicy bread and butter pickles:

My maternal grandmother used to fry okra and green tomatoes, together, and I would pray that no body else would want any. I still think she’s the reason Mom had to get my pants from the HUSKY isle at K-Mart.

Hey, that sounds good. And I like that it’s “very healthful”. I decided a long time ago that being healthy and strong is fun while being sick and weak isn’t. . And I like food that tastes good too. I want both–health and enjoyment.